While most people may know Karamo Brown from his days on MTV’s The Real World: Philadelphia in 2004, this popular actor and pop culture expert has touched just about every facet of Hollywood in his 20-year media career. That gig, which spanned five months, brought Brown a modest $10,000 salary, though his earnings would drastically increase over the years.
As he continued to establish roots throughout the industry, Brown went on to compete in Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno II before taking his talents to The DL Chronicles, a fictional television series about men who lead heteronormative lives while secretly acting on their homosexual desires. From there, the 44-year-old landed another acting gig on the web series Where the Bears Are from 2013 to 2014. His talents and enthusiastic nature seemingly opened the door for new gigs, including major hosting opportunities. With a new season of one of his most recent projects, Queer Eye, arriving on Netflix earlier this month, there’s never been a better time to dive into Karamo Brown’s net worth.
Karamo Brown Began as a ‘HuffPost’ and ‘Access Hollywood Live’ Correspondent
In 2015, Karamo Brown joined the team at HuffPost Live as a host. Not only did he offer his commentary and conduct interviews with acts such as Rita Ora and Chiwetel Ejiofor, but Brown also produced the talk show leg of the media outlet. The following year, Brown was hired to guest-host several episodes of Access Hollywood Live, offering culture and entertainment commentary.
The father of one’s next major hosting job arrived in 2017 when he returned to MTV to oversee the dating series, Are You The One: Second Chances. It’s unknown how much he was compensated in this role, although, it was likely a big bump from his Real World days. With Brown being so highly sought after, it came as no surprise that he would find himself on the reboot of a classic lifestyle makeover series. Through his work in reality television, film, and hosting, Karamo Brown amassed a net worth of around $9 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Texas Native Was Cast in Netflix’s Reimagined Version of ‘Queer Eye’
After Bravo’s series Queer Eye for the Straight Guy concluded in 2007, it was picked up in 2018 by Netflix. The original project was rebooted with Karamo Brown starring alongside Antoni Porowski, Tan France, Jonathan Van Ness and design expert Bobby Berk, who has since been replaced by Jeremiah Brent. Together, they help improve participants’ lives through fashion, culture and more.
Now in its ninth season, the revamped Queer Eye has brought Brown and his castmates massive success, including four Primetime Emmys for Outstanding Structured Reality Program and a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Reality Program. While the current salary for each is unknown, the men were reportedly paid just $7,500 per episode for the first two eight-episode seasons. However, back in 2018, as the Fab Five approached season three, Brown revealed to Business Insider that they’d undergone successful renegotiations with Netflix and were “happy and satisfied” with the increases.
Brown Has Since Introduced His Own Talk Show
After years of building his brand, Karamo Brown introduced his self-titled talk show In September 2022. Distributed by NBCUniversal Syndication Studios, the daytime series tackles difficult issues, many of which are rooted in Brown’s early career in social services. The Houston-born entertainer has even discussed his own sexuality and cocaine addiction – something he has proudly overcome. Brown also welcomes guests who have complex issues and inspiring stories.
Filling a slot left by the Maury Show, Karamo has become a hit. It landed a second season in March 2023 before NBCUniversal renewed it for a third in March 2024. He was nominated for GLAAD Media Awards in the 2004 Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode category. Despite Brown’s success, his current salary for this show is unknown.
As if his schedule were not packed enough, Brown has also done voice acting on the side, working on Disclosure the Movie: The Musical!, Big Mouth, and more. The public figure also travels the country as a speaker, with his rate being in the five figures, according to USF’s The Oracle, which reported the school paid him $25,000 in 2021 for a speaking presentation. With no shortage of work, Brown was able to purchase himself a $1.2 million Woodland Hills home in March 2019, followed by a $5.4 million Hollywood Hills property in February 2022.
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